RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS
IN THE MATTER OF: DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2014-01558
COUNSEL: NONE
HEARING DESIRED: NOT INDICATED
APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:
His records be corrected to reflect award of the Vietnam Service
Medal (VSM).
APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
The VSM was not reflected on his DD Form 214, Armed Forces of
the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge.
The applicants complete submission, with attachment, is at
Exhibit A.
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
On 24 Aug 65, the applicant commenced his enlistment in the
Regular Air Force.
According to the Consolidated Base Personnel Office (CBPO) form
for verification for Vietnam service, it appears the applicant
self-certified that he was on temporary duty (TDY) in Vietnam
from 15 Oct 67-29 Oct 67 (Cam Rhan Bay (RVN)), 6 Nov-10 Nov 67
(Bangkok, Thailand), 4 Jan-4 Feb (Tuy Hoa (RVN)), and 17 May 68-
31 May 68 (Cam Rhan Bay (RVN)). The form further reflects the
number of combat missions flown over North Vietnam as 100.
On 20 Jan 69, the applicant was furnished an honorable
discharge, and was credited with 3 years, 4 months and 27 days
of active service.
On 22 Jul 14, AFPC/DPAPP notified the applicant that his foreign
service boots on ground in Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam had
been verified.
AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
AFPC/DPSID recommends denial indicating there is no evidence of
an error or an injustice. The VSM is awarded to all service
members of the United States Armed Forces who served in Vietnam
between 4 Jul 65 and 28 Mar 73 in the area of eligibility (AOE).
The AOE is defined as Vietnam, its contiguous waters, or
airspace there-over; in Thailand, Laos, or Cambodia, their
contiguous waters, or the airspaces there-over, and in direct
support of operations in Vietnam. To be eligible, a service
member must have served on TDY for 30 consecutive or 60 non-
consecutive days. These time limitations may be waived for
personnel who participated in actual combat operations.
There is no evidence in the applicants official records to
support he served in the area of responsibility (AOR) for award
of the VSM. Furthermore, there was no evidence located in the
applicants submission or his official military personnel record
to support he served in an area of eligibility (AOE) for 30
consecutive or 60 nonconsecutive days.
A complete copy of the AFPC/DPSID evaluation is at Exhibit C.
APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:
A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the
applicant on 6 Jan 15 for review and comment within 30 days
(Exhibit D). As of this date, no response has been received by
this office.
THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:
1. The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by
existing law or regulations.
2. The application was not timely filed; however, it is in the
interest of justice to excuse the failure to timely file.
3. Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented to
demonstrate the existence of an error or injustice. We took
notice of the applicants complete submission in judging the
merits of the case; however, we agree with the opinion and
recommendation of the Air Force office of primary responsibility
(OPR) and adopt its rationale as the basis for our conclusion
the applicant has not been the victim of an error of injustice.
While there is a copy of a form in the applicants records that
appears to be for the purpose of verifying deployed service in
the Southeast Asia area of responsibility, without any other
form of corroborating records, this form, which appears to be
the applicants self-certification of his deployed service, in
and of itself, is not sufficient for us to conclude that he
performed the requisite deployed service to earn the VSM.
Should the applicant provide additional corroborating
documentation, it may warrant reconsideration of his request
based on new evidence. Therefore, in the absence of evidence to
the contrary, we find no basis to recommend granting the
requested relief.
THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:
The applicant be notified the evidence presented did not
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice; the
application was denied without a personal appearance; and the
application will only be reconsidered upon the submission of
newly discovered relevant evidence not considered with this
application.
The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket
Number BC-2014-01558 in Executive Session on 24 Feb 15 under the
provisions of AFI 36-2603:
, Panel Chair
, Member
, Member
The following documentary evidence was considered:
Exhibit A. DD Form 149, dated 3 Apr 14, w/atch.
Exhibit B. Applicant's Master Personnel Records.
Exhibit C. Memorandum, AFPC/DPSID, dated 24 Nov 14.
Exhibit D. Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 6 Jan 15.
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